Waterloo, Lafayette County, Missouri

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Waterloo, Missouri
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Coordinates: 39°07′59″N94°02′04″W / 39.13306°N 94.03444°W / 39.13306; -94.03444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Lafayette
Elevation
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702 ft (214 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 660
GNIS feature ID728406 [1]

Waterloo is a community in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The community is located in west central Missouri on MO 224, near the south bank of the Missouri River. Nearby towns include Napoleon, Wellington, and Lexington.

History

Waterloo was laid out in 1905. [2] The community was named in commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo, at which Napoleon surrendered. [3] A post office called Waterloo was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1909. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterloo, Lafayette County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  184.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 October 2016.



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